Women won’t shut up

I am a “nasty woman” from Clark County. I was near the stage in Washington, D.C. I saw Ashley Judd, heard every word. My cousins attended in Boston and Pasadena, Calif. Women are strong. Smart. Kind. Gentle. Tough. Nasty.

Together, we are power. President Donald Trump has inadvertently unleashed the third revival of female resistance in the United States. Modern communication has encircled the world with the embrace of loving women.

Every five decades we rise up to resist oppression. We resist racism, bigotry and bullying. We do this, not for women, but for humans. The day will come when a man who voted for Trump will rely on the strength of women to aid him in a time of need.

I will continue to resist hatefulness, intimidation and oppression wherever, whenever I see it. I stand for human rights. I stand with Trayvon Martin’s mom. I stand with Malala. I stand with Gold Star families. I stand with homeless veterans. I stand with LGBTQIs.

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Together we took our pain, fear, anger, tears, laughter, intellect, experience, compassion, hope, dreams, strength and power to D.C. We will not be silenced. Never again. We demand education, equal pay, access to the voting booth and justice for all. My oath to protect and defend is beyond the best of my ability.

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I give University of Kentucky men’s basketball Coach John Calipari a lot of credit. Each year, he starts with a new batch of freshmen who haven’t experienced life enough to go past a mirror without looking in it. However, I think it is time for rules to be enacted that will protect the “one-and-dones” from themselves. Most of these teenagers are not ready for the NBA. And they need more than one year of college ball to mature. Instead of relying on them to make a smart decision like P.J. Washington did, we adults should have rules that assist them in going down the right path.

Certainly, you can provide names such as Lebron James who could make the transition at an early age without any problem. But, I will bet even he would agree that most of these teens aren’t ready for the NBA. Just don’t ask them. They still believe that their talent and athleticism will take them anywhere like it did in high school. But a good, productive life typically is found through sharing and teamwork, whether you are talking about basketball or marriage or jobs or whatever. Let’s make “one and done” simply “done.”